P-G AND E CREWS WERE BUSY YESTERDAY TENDING TO DOWNED POWER LINES IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ THAT CAUSED AN OUTAGE YESTERDAY STRETCHING FROM GRAHAM HILL ROAD TO WEST CLIFF DRIVE.
MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS LOST THEIR ELECTRICITY WHEN A TREE BRANCH WAS APPARENTLY INTERFERING WITH A POWER LINE NEAR POTRERO AND RIVER STREETS. Crews removed the branch AND POWER WAS RESTORED A SHORT TIME LATER.
